Blockbuster Deals

TM is having a promotion again. This time it's called "BLOCKBUSTER DEALS" and the installation fee (RM50) and one-time activation fee (RM80) are all waived ! Sounds good eh ?

I signed up for Streamyx 1Mbps sometime back in the second quarter of 2006 for RM99/month (inclusive of modem). Just a year later, i terminated it and signed up for a new one as the new package was a lot cheaper and it also came with a free modem for a mere RM77/month with a minimum subscription period of 24-month. The contract expired sometime in the first half of last year and i've been paying RM88/month (normal rate) since. My house fixed line is on the RM38/month Voice Deal package (this package had a different name then but it is now known as Voice Deal). So overall, i am actually paying no less than RM126/month to TM.

The combined packages i am currently subscribed to is no different than the BB DEAL 1Mbps which is priced at only RM110/month. I am now thinking to cancel all my current subscriptions so i can subscribe to the new, cheaper package. The new package also comes with a free WiFi modem which i think is a sweet deal. There is one problem though. My current computer doesn't have a WiFi card. Crap !

This gives me a perfect excuse to buy a laptop (a plan that i've put on hold for close to two years) as fast as humanly possible. I am seriously considering either an Acer or SONY VAIO. Am leaning more towards the latter though. Probably will get either a black or white one ... White resembles a MacBook but i think black is probably a lot classier, like an Armani suit. After all, what is the point of getting a fake MacBook anyway ? If it ain't no Apple then it ain't no Apple regardless of the similarities the two might share.